Macaca

Pronunciation

• US IPA: en, /məˈkɑːkÉ™/, /məˈkækÉ™/

Origin

From the genus name Macaca, from , feminine of macaco. .

Full definition of macaca

Noun

1. (dated) Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque.
• 1886, Robert Hartmann, Anthropoid Apes, This process of the temporal bone varies in size, and may occur on one or both sides. A similar formation is common among gorillas, chimpanzees, macacas, magots (Inuus), and baboons.* It is less frequent among orangs,† gibbons, marmosets, and American species (howlers, hooded apes, etc.).

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